I have been off of work since last Friday. Guess I just need to whine/vent a little, since I live alone and haven't been able to be around anyone (my sister would love to come and take care of me, but she has little ones at home, and I can't expose her or them to anything!).
Woke up with flu symptoms last Friday....mostly sore throat, fever, headache. Called the doc, the emp health nurse, etc. Per the doc's office, likely was H1N1 (they are doing very little actual testing for it where I live, it's rampant right now and most insurances aren't covering it). Fair enough. I don't know in particular that I was exposed, but it's everywhere...a second area high school is closed the rest of the week, with a 41% absentee rate...so, yea. I could deal with that. Started to feel better after 3 or so days, even was able to (start) picking up the house since it looks like a bomb went off in it.
Today I woke up with shaking chills and fever again, and last night was first night the cough kept me from sleeping. Called the doc again; they said come in to Urgent Care (they are directing all cases like this to one site to contain the spread). They had me in and out in literally half an hour, I couldn't believe it (and was grateful, I felt like such crap I couldn't have managed to sit there long). Chest xray showed a right infiltrate, so...post-influenza pneumonia. Grand. I had a feeling, so it wasn't surprising, but I have had enough health issues and illness already in my life to last til I'm dead. It just figures. They gave me some Levaquin and Tessalon perles and told me to keep resting (which I am trying to do!). I just can't sleep any more, I'm not comfy on the couch, or in bed, nothing. My toes hurt for crying out loud. I'm sick of my TV. I am going to call and update the emp health nurse tomorrow, I have NO idea if I'll be up for work by Saturday....am a little scared.
All I know about work is our census is up, and lots of people besides me are out (don't know how many or who). So, I guess I just wanted to whine (sorry ) and ask.....has it hit your areas this badly yet? Anyone else in this boat? I feel bad not being able to be at work, and helping out with this shortage right now (even though I know there's no way that I could). And I'm lonely from the lack of contact. My mom and stepdad leave for Vegas tomorrow, and I hated having to say goodbye by phone, that made me lose it afterwards. Just tired of this.
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I like the hairdryer, am going to try it. Thank you.
Even the doc (PA) that I saw said I should be ok by Friday or Saturday if I have no more fever....I thought that sounded so soon!! I am hopeful but a couple hours sounds like too much right now, much less 12! Not being contagious is good, of course, but I am still afraid of feeling just too much like crap.
Thank you for letting me vent!
Ilike the hair dryer idea...wish I'd known of it over the weekend-my son 17-was sick-same time, same symp as you. His ped didn't want to give any meds. He made it back to school today-wasn't sure thathe would be able to make it-that was a nasty course-never saw such sweats and chills...
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Wow...I don't think I had H1N1 ha but I have been sick for a little over a week now. Started last Tuesday...thought it was allergies actually. My boyfriend had what we thought was bad allergies for 2 weeks. Finally he was clearing up I gave him a kiss and low and behold I got sick ha. Anyways allergies turned into full out body aches. My calfs would just break out into pain every so often along with the rest of my body. Of course I had to give flu shots that day! (mind you the aches didn't kick in at first so I still thought I had allergies when I went there) Then I go visit my boyfriend freezing! He says I feel hot as H*ll! I had like 100.1 temp which is high for me cause I run low. Plus this whole time I have a horse voice and feel terrible. Tell him I want to be 99% better the next day. I can deal with the scratchy voice but besides that let me better! Well that almost worked ha. I woke up feeling mostly great except I couldn't talk! I had lots of congestion in my head, swollen tender glands all that. Friday I went to doctors cause I needed to talk for work. Didn't work out. He told me to take Robintessin DM for congestion (even though it was in head and not chest) Told me I had viral tracheitis...even though that doesn't have anything to do with not talking from what I can tell. I still think it is laryngitis. None the less....they told me not to try talking and rest. So Friday and Saturday I was off work even though Saturday I got a little voice back...as in I could almost talk 3 words in a row ha. Sunday a little better and so on. However scratchy voice and sore throat stayed. Started coughing more and sneezing more. Glands would hurt as the day went on. I am almost all better now! Now I just have a little tickle in my throat...still a little cough and a little sneasing...but I am off of meds so that's good. So yeah...that's my sick story ha.
Same here, kissed the boyfriend thought it was allergies, and BOOM! I was at work, doing my med pass, PUSHING THE MED CART made my joints aches! I had the chills temp 100.8 headache sneezing body aches. I felt like I had gunk against the sides of my neck, lost my voice for a few days. I stayed in bed for 3 days, started to feel better, went back to work. Felt horrible, voice crackling, had a few dry cough attacks thanks to the tickle in my throat. Couldn't talk to any doctors without going into a coughing fit. It was bad, finally cleared up after 1.5 weeks of coughing. Da*m boyfriends
Same here, kissed the boyfriend thought it was allergies, and BOOM! I was at work, doing my med pass, PUSHING THE MED CART made my joints aches! I had the chills temp 100.8 headache sneezing body aches. I felt like I had gunk against the sides of my neck, lost my voice for a few days. I stayed in bed for 3 days, started to feel better, went back to work. Felt horrible, voice crackling, had a few dry cough attacks thanks to the tickle in my throat. Couldn't talk to any doctors without going into a coughing fit. It was bad, finally cleared up after 1.5 weeks of coughing. Da*m boyfriends
Hey! We had the exact same thing!!! (I was the 1 you quoted about the kissing boyfriend thing) I am almost to the week and 1/2 point ha...I got 1 or 2 more days :-p It's quite irritating and very lonesome even though I made full use of txt messaging and facebook ha.
Just checking back in to see if the original poster is feeling better yet??? Hopefully we'll all manage quick recoveries this flu season...... what a mess! :)
Hi all...checking back in! I am sorry to all of you who are or have been feeling crummy! So much of it is out there. I admit I was a HUGE skeptic when the H1N1 news first broke...so I am now eating some crow, for sure.
I am out of work til next Wednesday. My doctor called me back after she reviewed my films and notes from urgent care and said NO way to going back by today. She felt it would be too much too soon, and was concerned about that causing me to be sicker down the road. Not that I didn't trust the PA, she just didn't know me from Adam and my primary has been my doc for over 10 years....so I was glad she took a look at things herself.
Now I have to call work and let THEM know, and I'm terrified to do it. I was off two MONTHS earlier this year with a shin fracture, so I am not looking forward to doing this to them. Another gal on my shift was in an MVA a couple of months ago and is still off, and we work the same weekend, so they are going to be really short. I hate adding to that.
) and ask.....has it hit your areas this badly yet? Anyone else in this boat? I feel bad not being able to be at work, and helping out with this shortage right now (even though I know there's no way that I could). And I'm lonely from the lack of contact. My mom and stepdad leave for Vegas tomorrow, and I hated having to say goodbye by phone, that made me lose it afterwards. Just tired of this. 
I was off two MONTHS earlier this year with a shin fracture, so I am not looking forward to doing this to them. Another gal on my shift was in an MVA a couple of months ago and is still off, and we work the same weekend, so they are going to be really short. I hate adding to that.
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Ilike the hair dryer idea...wish I'd known of it over the weekend-my son 17-was sick-same time, same symp as you. His ped didn't want to give any meds. He made it back to school today-wasn't sure thathe would be able to make it-that was a nasty course-never saw such sweats and chills...